Wednesday, December 7, 2011
A Woman Head Football Coach
Since I've been taking a clear stance against a woman head football coach, I will now argue that I women can coach football if giving the opportunity. We all know to be good coach in football you did not have to play football at point in your life. There are several coaches who never played on a high level such as Charlie Weis, Mike Leach, and Todd Haley. There are coaches who never played in the NFL but were and still are great NFL coaches such as Vince Lombardi, Bill Belichick and Mike Shanahan. For a woman to become a head coach for a football team she would have to start a lower level then build her creditably. For example start as a high school assistant to learn the game and the experience of working with young men in football. To be a successful coach a woman would to learn the game inside and out, she will have to know more than the average man football coach because she has to stand out. I feel that is the key component to women becoming football coaches is their IQ of the game. Next it takes a school to give a woman a chance as a head coach on the high school level and for the parents, players, and the whole school to fully support and respect her. Last the success of the program must be high the team has to win. If the team wins the coach looks good and if a woman is the head coach of a highly successful team it would open the door to more opportunities. I wish one day the world of sports would practice equality more, honestly we are still fighting the battle of increasing the number of minority head coaches in the NFL and NCAA.
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Hi Steve,
ReplyDeleteI was in shock about the statement some people made the first time we talked about this issue, Thursday last week. After part two of the discussion this Tuesday, my opinion is a little bit changed. I agree with many arguments why a woman couldn't be a coach in men sports on a decent level. Especially a football coach has to coach a team with many players, what make it even more difficult to achieve success. And I agree with the argument that it is hard for woman to understand and feel what goes on in a men's body and mind.
However, it's almost a shame for me that I think in that way. My vision is that men and woman sports must be more equal in the future. I hope that there will be a college which dare to hire a women coach for their men sport teams!
Steve,
ReplyDeleteThere is no doubt that a woman head football coach would have to start at the basic level and prove herself to move up through the ranks before she could achieve the status of head coach. She may even need to start at the junior high level to gain some resume experience before she even tries to break into football coaching at the high school level and to move up to college coaching would present even more challenges. I agree that her credentials would likely have to surpass those of her male counterparts as many people would be skeptical about her qualifications. I believe you are also correct that she would have to find a school with progressive thinking to give her a chance to prove what she could do on the field. I also do not think she would be given as many chances to build a winning program vs. a male coach. Increasing the number of minority coaches will likely occur prior to women gaining a foot-hold in the sport of football. This definitely must feel like discrimination to women who want to coach this high profile sport. I am sure there are some strong-willed women who will persevere until they get their big chance.
Stephen
Steve,
ReplyDeleteI agree that a woman could eventually be a head coach. I don't think she can go about it by just starting to coach at the high school level. I think she has to earn credibility before then. I think the best way to gain credibility is if she actually played football at a very high level and was successful. That would give her instant credibility to become a head coach at a high school. While she will still have to have a high football IQ, I don't think that will be enough for a college program to take a chance on her.
Steve,
ReplyDeleteAlthough it may take a while, I also agree that some day a woman could be a head coach of a big time male athletic team. Like you said, a woman will need to work much harder and create faster results from the start than a male would just to prove herself to society in order to gain credibility. In my eyes, it is kind of discouraging to know that a women's trust with a male athletic team and knowledge of sports is sometimes overlooked and questioned simply due to the fact that sport is a fairly new luxury to women. I believe women have the passion for sport just as much as men. Coaching is not all about athletic ability, but instead the knowledge/tactics of game play as well as how well you can communicate to your players a.k.a. psychology. Therefore, it is my hope that females will continue to beat the odds and work towards receiving the respect in sports that we deserve. Great post Steve!
I'm glad to see you came around to the point where you say there is a chance Steve!
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